Week of May 12-16

Greetings from the Youngest Friend's room!

We had so much fun this week learning about fairytales and folktales! This week we looked at the story The Three Little Pigs. We have also been reviewing the 7 Habits. This week, we studied Synergize, Think Win-Win and Seek First to Understand.

Researching our garden ideas in pod!

In reading this week we studied the /sm/ and /sn/ consonant blends. We reviewed the short vowels and practiced finding them when making different cvc words, or consonant vowel consonant words.

Working on the /sm/ blend during centers.

In writing this week we practiced looking at our writing using the eyes of the reader. We tried to keep in mind what the reader would be seeing, hearing, etc. when reading our writing. We also continued to practice using different tools in the room, such as the word wall, abc banner, and our own personal word walls.

In math this week we practiced writing numbers 1-100! Students did a great job with this. As we were writing numbers 1-100, we found several different patterns that made it even easier. Way to go mathematicians!

Learning how to serve in L2BF!

In science this week we investigated different questions we had about motion. We were able to use the new playground to investigate some of our questions! Some of the questions we had were: 

Why does the bridge move when we walk on it?

Why do we move down the slide?

Why do our arms feel pulled when using the monkey bars?

These little scientists had so much fun exploring and experimenting with motion outside!

Notes/reminders:

-spelling test will be this Friday

-sight words tested on Thursday

Have a great week!

Monica

Week of May 5-9

Happy Mother's Day! I hope all you mom's enjoyed a wonderful day with your families!

We had so much fun this week on the new playground! 

This week we have been reviewing the 7 Habits. We have learned about all of the 7 Habits and are now going back and diving in even deeper. The kiddos show a true understanding of these habits and it is so fun watching them apply them at school! This week, we reviewed putting first things first, seeking first to understand and being proactive.

Ms. Julie came in to speak to us about Kids Food Basket

In reading this week we reviewed the short vowels and the consonant blends we have learned: sh, ch, th, wh, ph, and the l and r blends. I am so excited about the amount of growth the kiddos have shown in reading!

Making our special Mother's Day gifts!

In writing this week we focused on editing our writing and cleaning it up to make it easier to read. We used our word wall tool to help us remember to write our words in a "snap." We also completed our 7th spelling test this year and the kiddos did awesome!

Writers hard at work.

In math this week we completed our Unit 4 test. Next week we will begin our last math unit of the year. We will be reviewing several math concepts we learned this year, including addition, subtraction, ten groups, shapes, word problems, etc.

In science this week we talked about our favorite thing to do on the playground and how we move about the playground. We also cam up with a question about motion we want to investigate! This week we will begin to explore some of those questions and see if we can answer them using the scientific method!

Notes/reminders:

-spelling test will be on Friday

-please send an extra change of clothes to school with your child

-please send a water bottle to school with your child if possible

Thank you for all of the pretzels! We are going to be good through the end of the year!

Have a great week!

Monica